Effectiveness of breast electrical impedance imaging for clinically suspicious breast lesions.

Objectives And Background: This study was designed to compare the usefulness of the breast electrical conductivity measures performed in a surgical examination room against conventional breast screening modalities for identifying the symptomatic lesions of the breast tissue.

Methods: A group of 181 patients were examined with Ultrasonography (USG), Mammography (MG), Electrical Impedance Scanning (EIS) modalities and were followed-up 24 months to clarify in terms of the lesion tumour progression relationship. Tumour biopsy was determined as an endpoint of the study.

Atypical β-Catenin Activated Child Hepatocellular Tumor.

Hepatocellular adenomas are a benign, focal, hepatic neoplasm that have been divided into four subtypes according to the genetic and pathological features. The β-catenin activated subtype accounts for 10-15% of all hepatocellular adenomas and specific magnetic resonance imaging features have been defined for different hepatocellular adenomas subtypes. The current study aimed to report the magnetic resonance imaging features of a well differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma that developed on the basis of β-catenin activated hepatocellular adenomas in a child.

A case of pulmonary artery hydatid cyst observed on endobronchial ultrasound.

Hydatid cyst (HC) is a parasitic disease that may involve many organs, especially the lung and the liver. Pulmonary artery location of the hydatid cyst is extremely rare, but it may cause life-threatening complications. We report a case of a hydatid cyst that completely filled the left main pulmonary artery and its distal part without cardiac involvement.

Early sonographic diagnosis of neurocutaneous melanosis in a newborn.

Neurocutaneous melanosis (NCM) is a rare, congenital non-hereditary syndrome, characterized by multiple pigmented nevi. We report the radiologic findings of a newborn who had extensive cutaneous melanotic nevus with satellite lesions in the brain. Ultrasound showed multiple echogenic foci in the cerebral parenchyma.

Sonoelastographıc assessment of the age-related changes of the Achilles tendon.

Aims: Tendons are crucial for optimal muscle force transfer and subject to changes with aging which may impair functional ability of elderly individuals. Achilles is the largest and the strongest tendon in the body; therefore it is an excellent site for the radiologic investigation of aging of tendons. Sonoelastography (SE) is a new ultrasound-based imaging technique that provides information on elastic properties and stiffness of tissues.

Ultrasound elastographic evaluation of the median nerve in pregnant women with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate the median nerve (MN) in pregnant women with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) by using ultrasound elastography.

Patients And Methods: 30 wrists of 20 pregnant women with CTS and 25 wrists of 14 healthy control pregnant women were evaluated by ultrasound and ultrasound elastography (UE). The MN in the patients' wrist was imaged to measure the cross-sectional area and longitudinally to calculate the elasticity value (EV) at four different locations (proximal carpal tunnel (CT) at the level of the pisiform, distal CT at the level of the hamate, middle of the CT and forearm at one centimeter above the CT).

Evaluation of arterial blood flow changes by orbital Doppler in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

Purpose: Both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. They primarily affect the lungs, but they have various extrapulmonary manifestations. The aim of our study was to evaluate the hemodynamic changes in orbital vessels of the patients with COPD and asthma using color Doppler ultrasonography and compare the results with healthy control subjects.

Prenatal diagnosis of type 1 fibular hemimelia.

Fibular hemimelia (FH) is a congenital longitudinal limb deficiency characterized by complete or partial absence of the fibula. Typically, it has been diagnosed at birth, when the neonate is seen to have lower limb shortening and a foot with missing toes. Although it is the most frequent lower limb deficiency anomaly, there are few published reports of prenatally diagnosed cases.

Are systemic lupus erythematosus patients carrying MEFV gene less prone to renal involvement? Report of three cases and review of the literature.

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive auto inflammatory disease, characterized by acute attacks of serositis, arthritis or skin rash. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem inflammatory lesions affecting any organ systems in the body. Coexistence of FMF and SLE is rare in literature.

Effect of dialysis type on orbital vascular flow in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Purpose: To evaluate ocular blood flow dynamics by color Doppler ultrasonography (CDU) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Additionally, to investigate the effect of dialysis type on ocular blood flow by comparing the findings of peritoneal dialysis (PD) subjects, hemodialysis (HD) subjects, and healthy controls.

Material And Methods: Forty patients (21 HD and 19 PD) and 40 controls were included in the study.

A new radiological approach to cyclic mastalgia: venous doppler ultrasound.

Objective: To evaluate the role of the venous system in cyclical mastalgia.

Materials And Methods: 25 healthy women and 39 women with cyclic mastalgia underwent venous Doppler examination in both pre- and postmenstrual period. Upper-outer quadrant veins of breast were evaluated.

Pulmonary and cardiac involvement in Behçet disease: 3 case reports.

Pulmonary and cardiac involvement in Behçet disease is rare but can cause life-threatening complications. This report presents computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography findings in 3 patients with Behçet disease. Imaging findings were confirmed by surgery in 1 patient and by angiography in another.